Cap for bottles.



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CAP FOR BOTTLES.

(Application filed Dec. 18, 1960. Renewed Feb. 21, 1902.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK RECHT, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO REX CAP AND CORKCOMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

CAP FOR BOTTLES.

PEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 707,978, dated August26, 1902.

Application filed December 13, 1900. Renewed February 21I 1902. SerialNo. 95,038. (No model.) I

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK RnoH'r, a

citizen of the United States of America, and

This invention is an improvement on the invention shown in my LettersPatent of the United States No. 646,627, dated April 3, 1900, wherein aflanged cap covers the mouth of the bottle and is locked thereto by awire which is intermediate between the neck of the bottle and the flangeof the cap and engages matching -grooves in both by lying partly in eachgroove. In the forms shown in that patent a space or opening is leftbetween the edge of the flange of the cap and the wall of thebottle-neck through which.

the wire can be withdrawn upon a slight yielding of one of the partswith respect to the other. In this invention herein claimed no'openingis required between the flange of the cap and the bottle-neck for thewith drawal of the wire, and instead there are one or more openingsthrough the flange of the cap into its groove through which thelocking-wire is withdrawn from its locking position with both grooves inorder to release the cap from the bottle. The locking-Wire maycompletely or suflicientlyencircle the bottleneck in either oneor twobranches and be the only connecting means between the cap and bottle. Asecond part of my invention consists in theuse of a wire to lock oneside only, in which case the oppositeside of the cap will be held to thebottle by engaging lips on the neck of the bottle and flange of the cap.In this latter combination the wire may be withdrawn, either as hereinshown and claimed or as shown in my patent above noted.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings, which form a part of thisspecification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the form of myinventionwherein the cap is held to the bottle on one side by thelocking-wire and on the opposite side by lips on the bottle-neck andflange of the cap, which directly ongage. Fig. 2.is a top view of thecap of.the form of Fig. l with the wire in place. Fig. 3 is a verticalsection through the axis of the cap and bottle shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4is a perspective View of another form of my invention wherein the cap isheld to the bot- .tle by two branches of the locking-wire which engagematching grooves on opposite sides of the bottle-neck. Fig. 5 is a topview of the cap of the 'form of Fig. 4: with the wire in place. Fig. 6is a vertical section through the axis of the cap and bottle shown inFig. 4.

In the forms shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 a wire A serves as a lockbetween the neck of a bottle B and the flange of a cap C. An-annulargroove aand projecting l-ip b are formed at the top of the bottle-neck,the lip and groove being each the result of the presence of the other.Between the cap and the top of the bottle is a cork disk E. The cap hasa flange f, which projects below the lip and in front of the groove inthe bottle-neck. A

tgroove g is formed in the edge of the flange, and the locking-wire liespartly in this groove and partly under the lip and in the groove of thebottle-neck, thereby locking one side of the cap to the bottle. For theconvenient removal ofthe wire a portion is formed into a loop h,audthere is an opening or notch 11 through the flange into the groovethrough which the wire projects and through which the wire is withdrawnwhen it is to be removed. This opening is shown as a notch with a. widthequal to one-sixth of the circumference'of the cap; but it is notnecessary that it should be so wide, and it may be a round hole. In thisform the groove extends about a third of the distance around thecircumference of the flange, and the locking-wire secures the cap on oneside only. 'On the opposite side the cap is held down by a lip is, whichis formed by turning the edge of the flange inward to engage the lip onthe V bottle-neck.

In the forms shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6 the cap is held on both sidesby'the locking-wire instead of being held on one side by the locking-wire and on the opposite side by-the engagement of a lip on theflange with a lip on the bottle-neck, as in the form first discussed.

The loop h is formed at the middle point of the wire A, and one end liesin the matching grooves on one side of the cap 0, and the other end liesin the matching grooves on the other side of the cap, and it is held tothe bottle B entirely by the two branches of the wire.

In carrying out either form of theinvention the caps are preferably madeup without the grooves and lips or with these but partially formed, andthese are formed in a machine by means of jaws which close in at thesides or by spinning-rolls while the cap is clamped on the bottle andthe wire isin place. However, it is also practicable to apply a cap ofeither form which is fully formed by clamping the cap on the bottle andinserting the wire through the opening while it is clamped; but thefirst method is preferable, since a slight variation in the size ofbottle-necks is unavoidable and an accurate fit can be insured only bysetting up the grooves and lip while the cap is in place.

It is obvious that many modifications may be made without departing fromthe spirit of my invention. Thus, for example, in looking. the cap tothe bottle wholly by the wire only one branch or end of the wire need beused if it extends more than half-way around the bottle-neck. The loopin the wire is not essential, since if it is omitted the wire may bewithdrawn by other means, as by twisting it around a key. While indefining the structure the wire is said to engage with matching grooves,it is not intended to indicate that these grooves are more than suitableopposing seats for the wire, and at thelines of contact with the wireone or both seats may actually present a convex surface without in anyway changing the principle of the invention.

WVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is

1. The combination with a bottle, of a flanged cap for the mouththereof, the neck of the bottle and the flange of the cap being providedwith matching grooves, a wireintermediate between the neck and cap andlooking the cap to the bottle by lying partly in each groove, and anopening through the flange of the cap into its groove through which thewire can be withdrawn from its locking position with both grooves,substantially as described.

2. The combination with a bottle, of a flanged cap for the mouththereof, the neck of the bottle and the flange of the cap being providedon one side with engaging lips and on the opposite side with matchinggrooves, and a wire intermediate between the neck and the cap andlocking the cap to the bottle by engaging the grooves in both,substantially as described.

3. The combination with a bottle of a flanged cap for the mouth thereof,the neck of the bottle and the flange of the cap being provided on oneside with engaging lips and on the opposite side with matching grooves,an opening through the flange of the cap into the groove, and a wirepassing through the opening and lying intermediate between the neck andthe cap and locking the cap to the bottle by engaging the grooves inboth, substantially as described.

Signed by me in New York city, borough of Manhattan, this 11th day ofDecember, 1900.

FREDERICK RECHT. Witnesses:

SAMUEL W. BALCH, FRANCIS H. SHEPARD.

